Overview

Clive Edwards and his distinguished panel of researchers bring together a collection of detailed molecular methods for the environmental monitoring of bacterial populations. These state-of-the-art methods include techniques for the recovery of cells, for the analysis of whole cells, and for the molecular study of target species and heterogeneous populations. Many of the methods enable bacteria to be monitored in their natural environments without culturing and specifically address the difficult problem that only a small proportion of bacteria in any ecosystem can be cultured by traditional microbiological methods. Environmental Monitoring of Bacteria takes full advantage of the exciting research in recent years that has challenged some long-held principles of traditional microbiology and gives timely and practical access to techniques that allow the study of bacterial ecology as communities, single cells, or at the molecular level.

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Author:   Clive Edwards
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Volume:   12
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.681kg
ISBN:  

9780896035669

ISBN 10:   0896035662
Pages:   333
Publication Date:   21 January 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Some Problems Posed by Natural Environments for Monitoring Microorganisms.- Sampling Sediment and Soil.- Sampling Water Bodies.- Dielectrophoresis.- Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting.- Magnetic Particle-Based Separation Techniques for Monitoring Bacteria from Natural Environments.- DNA Extraction from Natural Environments.- Automated Sequencing of DNA Retrieved from Environmental Samples.- Analysis of DNA Sequences.- Fluorescent Polymerase Chain Reaction/Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Monitoring of Genes Amplified Directly from Bacterial Communities in Soils and Sediments.- Recovery and Analysis of Ribosomal RNA Sequences from the Environment.- Application of Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis to Microbial Ecology.- Reporter Gene Expression for Monitoring Microorganisms in the Environment.- Characterizing Microorganisms in the Environment by Fatty Acid Analysis.- Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization and the Analysis of the Single Cell.- Specific Detection, Viability Assessment, and Macromolecular Staining of Bacteria for Flow Cytometry.- Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy of Environmental Samples.- Monitoring Microbial Activities Using Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometry.- Experimental Biofilms and Their Applications in the Study of Environmental Processes.- Establishment of Experimental Biofilms Using the Modified Robbins Device and Flow Cells.

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This book looks at state-of-the-art techniques for monitoring bacteria in natural environments, offers step-by-step instructions to ensure readily reproducible results, and provides numerous tips on methods for optimizing results. -Environmental Science & Technology, July 1, 1999 All contributions conformed to a given structure and so the individual sections have turned out to be compact as well as comprehensive and clear. They describe the principles of different techniques as well as their applications and limitations and most of them contain easy-to-follow protocols providing immediate access to a given method. - International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

This book looks at state-of-the-art techniques for monitoring bacteria in natural environments, offers step-by-step instructions to ensure readily reproducible results, and provides numerous tips on methods for optimizing results. - Environmental Science & Technology, July 1, 1999 All contributions conformed to a given structure and so the individual sections have turned out to be compact as well as comprehensive and clear. They describe the principles of different techniques as well as their applications and limitations and most of them contain easy-to-follow protocols providing immediate access to a given method. - International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

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